If both were to never step into a race car again starting today, who would be able to say he had a better career, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, or Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet?Of course, if they were to both quit at the same time, Gordon's career would be considerably longer than Johnson's, so the fact that this is even a debate at this point means that when both do decide to hang them up, unless Johnson does very little from here on out, Johnson will be the eventual winner.But has he already passed his team's co-owner?Maybe so.Let's look at the stats: Sprint Cup ChampionshipsJohnson has five, Gordon has four.The fact that Johnson has five in a row gives Jimmie a decided advantage. In fairness t...

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If both were to never step into a race car again starting today, who would be able to say he had a better career, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, or Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet?Of course, if they were to both quit at the same time, Gordon's career would be considerably longer than Johnson's, so the fact that this is even a debate at this point means that when both do decide to hang them up, unless Johnson does very little from here on out, Johnson will be the eventual winner.But has he already passed his team's co-owner?Maybe so.Let's look at the stats: Sprint Cup ChampionshipsJohnson has five, Gordon has four.The fact that Johnson has five in a row gives Jimmie a decided advantage. In fairness t...

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